2 men arrested over bicycle theft in Ilha Verde: police

Two men have been arrested for separate involvement in the theft of a bicycle worth 4,200 patacas in Ilha Verde district, with one of them also accused of damaging its lock, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Wong Wai Chon said at yesterday’s regular press conference.According to Wong, the victim, a mainland Chinese non-resident worker (NRW), parked and locked his bicycle on Avenida do Conselheiro Borja (青洲大馬路) at around 9:00 p.m. on October 26. When he returned at around 11:00

November 6, 2026 | BY Sherwin Hng

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Local trucker nabbed with HK$5,300 worth of meth at HZMB: Macau police

A local truck driver has been arrested for smuggling methamphetamine from Hong Kong into Macau for personal consumption and sale.Police seized 1.79 grams of the drug, worth about 5,300 patacas, from him at the local carpark of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) checkpoint, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Leong Sok Man said during a regular press conference yesterday.Leong said the suspect, surnamed Ho, aged 36, claimed to work as a truck driver.Ho was intercepted while driving a car out

November 6, 2026 | BY Sherwin Hng

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Macau resort operator Sands China holds raft of activities for OSH Month 2026

A raft of initiatives for staff members is being hosted for integrated resort operator Sands China’s Occupational Safety and Health Month 2026 (OSH Month), which started on October 20 and lasts through November 19.Marking its ninth year and held across the back-of-house areas of Sands China’s properties, the event’s kick-off ceremony and a roadshow were held at The Venetian Macao on October 23.The kick-off also saw the launch of the new “Health Ambassadors” programme, where

November 6, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau's Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) attains ‘Grand Winner’ prize at HR Excellence Awards 2026

Integrated resort operator Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) garnered the “Grand Winner Award”, alongside seven other accolades, at the recent HR Excellence Awards 2026 in Hong Kong, the company announced in a statement on Wednesday.The statement noted that the awards were organised by leading human resources publication in Asia “Human Resources Online”, with GEG being the only integrated tourism and leisure enterprise from Macau to be among the recipients.The other awards attained

November 6, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Whisky Live Macau to return with 500 spirits, 16 Asian bars

SJM Resorts announced in a recent statement that Whisky Live & Fine Spirits Macau 2026 will return to Grand Lisboa Palace Resort Macau on November 27 and 28, featuring more than 500 kinds of whisky and fine spirits, 16 bars from across Asia, expert-led masterclasses, and MICHELIN-starred dining experiences.The event, organised by SJM Resorts in conjunction with Whisky Magazine, will take place from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on both days at The Grand Hall of Grand Lisboa Palace (GLP) in Cotai,

November 6, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Govt inks 6-year pacts with Macau's 2 public bus operators

10 pct of buses must be pure e-vehicles from 2032 The government has signed six-year service agreements with the city’s two public bus operators – Transmac and TCM – which will start on January 1, 2027, and are scheduled to end on December 31, 2032, according to which at least 10 percent of their respective fleets must be pure e-buses from January 1, 2032.The two companies’ current six-year service agreements, which started on January 1, 2021, are scheduled to expire on December 31

November 5, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau govt targets removal of over 100 of 40,000 road manhole covers

Public Works Bureau (DSOP), Transport Bureau (DSAT), Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA), and Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) officials revealed yesterday that Macau has nearly 40,000 manhole covers on drivable road surfaces, alongside roughly 48,000 drainage manhole covers. Aiming to improve driving comfort and enhance street aesthetics, the government’s road work coordination group projects a total reduction of over 100 manhole covers across completed, ongoing, and planned

November 5, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macau resort operator Sands China donates 1 million patacas to Macao University of Tourism Development Foundation (UTMDF)

Integrated resort operator Sands China has donated 1.0 million patacas to the Macao University of Tourism Development Foundation (UTMDF) during a signing ceremony held on Tuesday on the public university’s Taipa campus on Avenida Padre Tomás Pereira (徐日昇寅公馬路).The event was the fourth in a series of donation ceremonies with integrated tourism and leisure enterprises, with the prior three being MGM, Melco Resorts & Entertainment, and Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG).According

November 5, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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QS ranks University of Macau (UM) among top 100 universities in Asia

The University of Macau (UM) has climbed six spots to 96th in the 2027 QS Asia University Rankings, breaking into the top 100 in Asia, according to a statement from the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ). The annual rankings are published by the global higher education research institution Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)*.The Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) advanced 21 spots, moving up from 211th to 190th, the statement said, adding that the Macao Polytechnic University

November 5, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macao SAR CE Sam Hou Fai to attend opening of 9th CIIE in Shanghai

Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai travelled to Shanghai yesterday afternoon, where he will attend the opening ceremony of the 9th China International Import Expo (CIIE) this morning as well as other relevant events, according to a statement by the Macao Government Information Bureau (GCS) yesterday.Since its inception in 2018, the expo has been held every year between November 5 and 10 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC) in Shanghai.Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, also a member of the

November 5, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Woman in wheelchair in ICU after hit by bus: Macau police

A Public Security Police Force (PSP) spokesman confirmed to the Post last night that a woman in a wheelchair was admitted to the public hospital’s emergency ward after being hit by a bus yesterday morning.According to the spokesman, the Public Security Police Force received a report of a traffic accident on Rua do Visconde Paço de Arcos (巴素打爾古街) at 10:53 a.m. yesterday. Upon arrival, officers found that a local woman in her nineties, who was in a wheelchair, had been hit by a

November 5, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Elderly man loses 2 million patacas in investment scam: Macau police

An elderly local man has reportedly lost approximately 2.029 million patacas in an online stock investment scam after making multiple bank transfers and handing over cash in person, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Leong Sok Man said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Leong, the victim befriended a woman on a social media platform on September 7. She subsequently persuaded him to invest in online stocks, promising lucrative returns, and sent him a QR code to download an

November 5, 2026 | BY Sherwin Hng

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7 residents lose 2.4 million patacas to fake ‘Douyin customer service’ scams in 4 days: Macau police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have received seven separate reports of scams involving fraudsters impersonating Douyin customer service representatives, with the seven local victims losing a combined 2.436 million patacas, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Leong Sok Man said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Leong, the victims, comprising four men and three women aged between their 20s and middle age, reported the cases between October 30 and November 2. Individual losses

November 5, 2026 | BY Sherwin Hng

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Oct temperatures hit record high as monsoon set to bring cooler weather this weekend: Macau observatory (SMG)

Macau recorded its warmest October since 1952, with both the monthly average temperature and average minimum temperature reaching new highs, while the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) yesterday forecast several days of cloudy skies and showers before a northeast monsoon brings cooler conditions over the weekend.The local observatory said that October’s average temperature was 26.6 degrees Celsius, 1.5 degrees above the climatological average, the statement said, adding that the

November 5, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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